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Ryan McMaken

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Camp Constituion Screen Grab

The Bill of Rights: The Only Good Part of the Constitution

The Bill of Rights turns 232 years old today. Adopted in 1791 as a consolation prize for the Anti-Federalists,  it has been perhaps the most important part of American legal history since the eighteenth century and has served as an inconvenient reminder of the laissez-faire libertarian philosophy that permeated American political theory in the late 18th century.

Church and State Part I

Hello, Friends of Freedom, Our wonderful country has been beset with an atmosphere of incivility for quiet sometime now. In my awareness of politics over the last 40 years it keeps going from one depth of darkness to even lower levels of attack not only on candidates but their families as well.

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Night Cap: How Did the U.S. Government Become So Big?

How big is the federal government? Two measures are the number of civilian employees (nearly two million) and the number of agencies (now exceeding 440). These numbers barely hint at their massive meddling into business activities and the personal lives of Americans.

US Capitol - caution Original Photo by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash

Truth Is the Biggest Threat to Democracy in DC

Early this year, Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member, was arrested and charged with transmission of national defense information and other charges. Teixeira allegedly leaked classified documents on the Ukraine war and other foreign policy issues to a Discord gaming group.

Housing and Zoning: HB 1291 is HB 44 on Steroids!

Friends, HB 1291 is not just an ordinary bill that allows Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). It is HB 44 on steroids. Here is the bill in PDF format – HB 1291 Please notice the sponsors!

Unhinged Democrats

The Dems Dictatorial Political and Societal Leviathan

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently pointed out that, according to Woodrow Wilson, “popular sovereignty” embarrassed the Nation because it interfered with “executive expertness.” From Wilson’s distorted view, the modern Democrat Party emerged as a dictatorial political and societal Leviathan.

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Night Cap: No One Is Stopping You From Having Sex and Reproducing

Last week, one of the Legislative Service Requests (LSR) I sponsored received an actual House Bill number 1248, and boy, did it cause a squabble. Yes, it is a save-the-baby bill that limits abortions to 15 days. Dave Testerman is the sponsor and the cosponsors are myself and Senator Gendreau.